Download or read book Military Personnel and Freedom of Expression Selected Legal Issues written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Personnel and Freedom of Religious Expression written by R. Chuck Mason and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Personnel and Freedom of Religous Expression written by R. Chuck Mason and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides the freedom to individuals to exercise their religious beliefs without governmental interference, and simultaneously prohibits government actions that benefit followers of one faith over another. At times, when government actions would otherwise burden individuals' religious exercise, the government makes efforts to accommodate the religious practice. However, accommodation of religion to prevent violations of the Free Exercise Clause must be carefully considered in order to prevent violation of the Establishment Clause. The tension between the clauses has been illustrated in a number of military scenarios in recent years. This report provides an overview of the requirements of the First Amendment related to military personnel's religious exercise. It analyzes current constitutional and statutory requirements regarding religious exercise, and provides a framework for how Congress and the courts might consider future issues that arise related to servicemembers' religious exercise. Specifically, the report examines the limitations placed on servicemembers in uniform in the exercise of their religious beliefs. It also examines the role of military chaplains and the legal challenges associated with publicly funding religious personnel. The report analyzes efforts by Congress and the Dept. of Defense (DOD) to address the constitutional concerns that are raised by these issues. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Religious Climate at the U S Air Force Academy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attitudes Aren t Free written by James E. Parco and published by Enso Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Attitudes Aren't Free offers a framework for improving policy in the areas of religious expression, open homosexuality, race, gender, ethics, and other current issues affecting military members. Parco and Levy provide us with a unique and robust discussion of divisive topics that everyone thinks about serving our nation - in and out of uniform - becoeme intimately familiar with this book."--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services written by Subcommittee on Military Personnel of Th and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, the subcommittee will examine religious accommodations in the armed services, including the military services' interpretation, enactment, and enforcement of religious accommodation statutory and regulatory guidance. Historically, the armed services have supported religious freedom and, when possible, accommodated service members' religious beliefs and practices. Maintaining a proper balance between religious accommodations will promote military readiness, unit cohesion, and good order and discipline. This should not present challenges to the military services. Chaplains have always been vital to our military. One of the strengths of our military is its diversity with mutual respect. And as such, it has been important for Congress to work with the Department of Defense to ensure that appropriate statutory and regulatory guidance is in place in order for the services to meet the important spiritual and religious needs of our troops. Recognizing that there have been challenges in accommodating religious practices and beliefs, we have engaged in various efforts to clarify the role of religion in the military, prevent religious discrimination, and provide appropriate religious accommodations for those service members who seek it. Our goal today is to better understand how the Department of Defense has balanced the implementation of the religious accommodations policy with maintaining military readiness, unit cohesion, and good order and discipline.
Download or read book Military Personnel and Freedom of Religion written by Cynthia M. Brougher and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Religion and the Military written by U. S. Government and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique compilation of thirteen military documents provides special insight into the role of religion in the military and wars. Contents include: Religion and the Military: A Growing Ethical Dilemma * Combatant Commander Challenges and the Role of Religion and History * Instruments of Peace: The Viable and Strategic Role of Religious Leadership Factors in Averting War * Freedom of Religion and Conscience in the Military: Clarifying Policy * A Soldier's Morality, Religion, and Our Professional Ethic: Does the Army's Culture Facilitate Integration, Character Development, and Trust in the Profession? * The Influence of the Catholic Church on the Eisenhower Administration's Decision to Directly Intervene in Vietnam * Spiritual Dormancy: the Strategic Effect of the Depravation of God * Removing the Stigma: For God and Country * Sustaining Souls * The Modern Catholic Just War Tradition * Religious Rhetoric in National Security Strategy Since 9/11 * Religious Roots: A Prolegomenon to Moral Judgment in American Policy * Growing an Ideology: How the Mormons Do It. Some examples: Religion and the Military: A Growing Ethical Dilemma - Ethical dilemmas over the issue of freedom of personal religious expression and fair treatment for all faith groups are creating conflicts within the military, both inside and outside the chaplaincies. A lawsuit filed by a group of Navy chaplains, alleging discrimination by the Chaplain Corps on the basis of their religion, is currently making its way through the courts. Recently, a few senior officers at the Air Force Academy were accused of using their position to inappropriately propagate Christian views. Given the fact that non-Judaeo-Christian religious groups are proliferating in the military, it is likely that such conflicts will continue to occur absent an intentional strategy to address this issue. This SRP will review the history of this growing dilemma and recommend ways to address it in a way that is not only fair to all concerned but upholds the American tradition of tolerance toward all religious groups and contributes to a positive command climate. The young man who knocked on my door and asked, somewhat hesitantly, "Got a minute, chaps?" seemed at first like so many others who want to talk to a chaplain but are reluctant to do so. I invited him to sit down and tell me what was on his mind. His question was one I did not anticipate. In retrospect, however, this was one of the more honest and memorable conversations I have had during my 19-plus years as a Navy chaplain. He asked, "With all due respect, sir, what am I as an atheist supposed to do when you offer a public prayer during a command function? I can't leave, and if I bow my head and participate I feel that I am being hypocritical. What do I do?" Combatant Commander Challenges and the Role of Religion and History - The challenges posed to the Commandant Commander (CCDR) in conducting operations can be captured in a thorough understanding of Joint Publication 5-0, which provides a checklist of inputs to the design, but is wanting on two key issues. First, the doctrine glosses over the significance of history by simply adding the adjective of "relevant" before the term "history". Instruments of Peace: This research project explores the extent to which religious leadership factors and actors play constructive roles in preventing war. My interest in this topic is directly related to my dual professional posture in the military. My ordination as an Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church affirms and endorses me to serve as a commissioned chaplain in the U.S. Air Force. As a chaplain, my primary tasks involve: 1) ensuring that members understand the nature of and have full opportunity for the free exercise of religion; and 2) providing pastoral and spiritual care to members and their families.
Download or read book Religion in the Military Worldwide written by Ron E. Hassner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first to offer a comparative analysis of religion in militaries worldwide.
Download or read book Religious Expression Or Religious Coercion written by Jimmy M. Browning and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The USAF is under growing scrutiny to determine if religious expression by commanders and chaplains is coercive. Watchdog groups, like Military Religious Freedom Foundation, are increasingly using media and litigation to challenge religious expression within the military. While the USAF must carefully investigate all cases for legitimacy, the USAF and DOD must avoid over-reacting to the deafening noise of media and litigation pressures while carefully protecting religious expressions as protected by the Free Exercise and Speech clauses. Most importantly, the USAF and DOD must not confuse offense as coercion or undue influence. To create restrictive guidance or policy on the potential of offense does not offset the constitutional freedom of religious expression and speech. Using whether or not one was offended to determine religious coercion is a faulty, woefully deficient proposition and must be avoided. Finally, this paper proposed several recommendations for both the Chaplain Corps and commanders as too much is at stake to ignore these issues. Hopefully, this paper will bring creative dialogue among all those concerned and will result in even better solutions."--Abstract from web site.
Download or read book Benevolent Neutrality and the ignoramus s Veto written by Christopher S. Brownwell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this research paper is to determine what policy changes are necessary for the Air Force to better protect religious expression while neither censoring nor "establishing a religion" in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The research methodology used here is a problem/solution framework to determine what characteristic of neutrality towards religion the Air Force should adopt that provides the best solution for upholding the protections of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses. The paper's findings include that "strict neutrality," which demands a total separation between church and state, is unworkable and renders religious expression susceptible to violations of the Free Exercise Clause. The paper also finds that "benevolent neutrality," a position more accommodating toward religious expression, protects the free exercise of religion without violating the Establishment Clause. The recommendations include having Air Force Instruction (AFI) 1-1 define "religion" consistently with AFI 36-2706, adding language to AFI 1-1 that states that religious expression does not inherently cause an adverse impact, and requiring Air Force leaders to avoid the use the their positions for to coerce subordinates, or show preferential treatment in the direction of a particular religion"--Abstract.
Download or read book Freedom of Expression in the American Military written by Cathy Lee Packer and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Attorneys Manual written by United States. Department of Justice and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Religion and the Military written by Lawrence P. Greenslit and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethical dilemmas over the issue of freedom of personal religious expression and fair treatment for all faith groups are creating conflicts within the military, both inside and outside the chaplaincies. A lawsuit filed by a group of Navy chaplains, alleging discrimination by the Chaplain Corps on the basis of their religion, is currently making its way through the courts. Recently, a few senior officers at the Air Force Academy were accused of using their position to inappropriately propagate Christian views. Given the fact that non-Judaeo-Christian religious groups are proliferating in the military, it is likely that such conflicts will continue to occur absent an intentional strategy to address this issue. This SRP will review the history of this growing dilemma and recommend ways to address it in a way that is not only fair to all concerned but upholds the American tradition of tolerance toward all religious groups and contributes to a positive command climate.
Download or read book Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights written by Bychawska-Siniarska, Dominika and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: European Convention on Human Rights – Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. In the context of an effective democracy and respect for human rights mentioned in the Preamble to the European Convention on Human Rights, freedom of expression is not only important in its own right, but it also plays a central part in the protection of other rights under the Convention. Without a broad guarantee of the right to freedom of expression protected by independent and impartial courts, there is no free country, there is no democracy. This general proposition is undeniable. This handbook is a practical tool for legal professionals from Council of Europe member states who wish to strengthen their skills in applying the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in their daily work.
Download or read book Freedom of Religion Or Belief written by Heiner Bielefeldt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commentary on freedom of religion or belief provides a comprehensive overview of the pressing issues of freedom of religion or belief from an international law perspective.
